On This Day

Saturday, June 16, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 40 22 .645 --
Red Sox 38 23 .623 1.5
Brewers 35 30 .538 6.5
Yankees 34 30 .531 7.0
Indians 32 30 .516 8.0
Tigers 29 29 .500 9.0
Blue Jays 20 46 .303 22.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 40 26 .606 --
Twins 32 28 .533 5.0
Royals 34 30 .531 5.0
Rangers 33 30 .524 5.5
White Sox 30 32 .484 8.0
Mariners 26 40 .394 14.0
Athletics 19 46 .292 20.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 35 23 .603 --
Cardinals 32 26 .552 3.0
Phillies 33 29 .532 4.0
Pirates 30 28 .517 5.0
Cubs 30 29 .508 5.5
Mets 25 33 .431 10.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 38 28 .576 --
Reds 35 29 .547 2.0
Giants 32 33 .492 5.5
Dodgers 30 36 .455 8.0
Padres 30 37 .448 8.5
Braves 22 41 .349 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gary Carter 4
2 Bruce Bochte 3
2 Jorge Orta 3
2 Bob Stinson 3
5 40 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jason Thompson 2
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Juan Beniquez 1
2 Rick Burleson 1
2 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Ferguson 3
1 Omar Moreno 3
3 Rob Andrews 2
3 Rick Burleson 2
3 11 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Andre Dawson 2
1 Rodney Scott 2
1 Frank White 2
4 Rico Carty 1
4 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Curtis 1.00
1 Dave Frost 1.00
1 Kevin Kobel 1.00
1 J. R. Richard 1.00
5 Steve Carlton 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Curtis 1
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Dave Frost 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 11
2 Steve Carlton 8
2 Bob Welch 8
4 John Curtis 6
4 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 Elias Sosa 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .371
2 Brian Downing .357
3 Rod Carew .355
4 Steve Kemp .348
5 Willie Wilson .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 22
2 Davey Lopes 18
2 Mike Schmidt 18
4 Fred Lynn 16
4 Ted Simmons 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 57
2 Dave Winfield 55
3 George Foster 52
3 Dave Kingman 52
3 Fred Lynn 52

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 32
2 Willie Wilson 27
3 Omar Moreno 26
4 Julio Cruz 23
4 Bill North 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 2.03
2 Tommy John 2.07
3 Ron Guidry 2.12
4 Mike LaCoss 2.22
5 Jim Slaton 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 10
1 Joe Niekro 10
3 Dennis Martinez 9
3 Rick Waits 9
5 6 tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 111
2 Nolan Ryan 99
3 Ron Guidry 80
4 Steve Carlton 76
5 Fergie Jenkins 75

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 15
2 Bruce Sutter 14
3 Gene Garber 12
4 Rollie Fingers 9
4 2 others tied 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jerry Martin .444
2 Brian Downing .429
3 Gary Roenicke .424
4 Carlton Fisk .424
5 Terry Whitfield .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 8
2 Willie McCovey 7
2 Jim Rice 7
4 Willie Aikens 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Aikens 20
2 George Foster 18
3 Ted Simmons 17
4 Dan Ford 16
4 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 11
2 Ron LeFlore 9
3 Rodney Scott 7
4 Cesar Cedeno 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Freisleben 0.00
2 Scott McGregor 0.61
3 Dave Lemanczyk 0.67
4 Len Barker 0.73
5 Enrique Romo 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sid Monge 4
2 Mark Clear 3
2 Ron Davis 3
2 Dennis Eckersley 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Vuckovich 25
2 J. R. Richard 22
3 Nolan Ryan 21
4 Jack Morris 19
5 2 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 5
2 Mike Marshall 4
3 John Hiller 3
3 Byron McLaughlin 3
3 Kent Tekulve 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .425
2 Keith Hernandez .407
3 Garry Templeton .402
4 Richie Hebner .378
5 Hosken Powell .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Lopes 14
2 Dave Kingman 13
3 Willie McCovey 10
4 Bobby Grich 9
4 4 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Davey Lopes 30
1 Dave Winfield 30
3 Bruce Bochte 28
3 Dave Kingman 28
3 Ted Simmons 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 16
2 Ron LeFlore 15
3 Willie Wilson 14
4 Bobby Bonds 11
4 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Shirley 0.99
2 Randy Niemann 1.00
3 Bill Travers 1.38
4 Rick Reuschel 1.61
5 Joe Niekro 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Niekro 7
2 Ron Davis 5
2 Ken Kravec 5
2 Rick Waits 5
5 8 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 54
2 Nolan Ryan 49
3 Craig Swan 36
4 Gaylord Perry 34
4 Pete Vuckovich 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 8
2 Gene Garber 6
2 Mike Marshall 6
4 John Hiller 5
4 Kent Tekulve 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .341
2 Rod Carew .333
3 Pete Rose .332
4 Al Oliver .330
5 Dave Winfield .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 40
2 Jim Rice 39
3 Dave Kingman 36
4 Dave Parker 34
5 4 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 124
1 Jim Rice 124
3 Dave Parker 120
4 Don Baylor 118
4 Steve Garvey 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 80
2 Omar Moreno 70
3 Julio Cruz 60
4 Bump Wills 52
5 Bobby Bonds 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.95
2 Mike Caldwell 2.40
3 Tommy John 2.43
4 Jon Matlack 2.53
5 Bob Welch 2.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Niekro 22
2 Mike Caldwell 21
2 Dennis Eckersley 21
2 Ron Guidry 21
2 Gaylord Perry 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 298
2 Nolan Ryan 246
3 Ron Guidry 242
4 Phil Niekro 228
5 Tom Seaver 188

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 34
2 Bruce Sutter 33
3 Rollie Fingers 32
4 Kent Tekulve 31
5 Mike Marshall 28